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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryuta Rekishi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Mullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rekishi comes to the cage accompanied by Cult of Personality - Living Colour. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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224 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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205 lbs
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Good wrestling
Good kicks
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryuta Rekishi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steve Mullen!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rekishi misses with the combination.
Mullen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rekishi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rekishi tries to land a front kick but Mullen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mullen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rekishi.
Mullen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rekishi's sensitive parts.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rekishi.
A head kick from Mullen lands but Rekishi takes it in his stride.
Mullen moves into range and clinches up with Rekishi.
Rekishi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rekishi tries to keep at a distance but Mullen has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mullen lands an elbow that stopped Rekishi in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullen tries to land a knee to the head but Rekishi blocks with his arms.
Mullen scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Ryuta Rekishi has been cut.
Rekishi avoids the elbow strike from Mullen, against the cage.
Mullen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mullen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mullen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rekishi blocks it with crossed arms.
Mullen connects with a knee to the head.
Mullen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mullen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mullen has Rekishi pressed against the cage, preventing Rekishi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch on the inside from Rekishi fails to land.
Rekishi swings wildly with an uppercut but Mullen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rekishi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mullen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mullen tries a knee to the head but Rekishi blocks it.
Mullen tries to land a knee to the head but Rekishi blocks with his arms.
Mullen tries to land a knee to the head but Rekishi blocks with his arms.
Mullen tries to land a knee to the head but Rekishi blocks with his arms.
Mullen throws an elbow that misses.
Mullen pushes off an throws an elbow but Rekishi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mullen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mullen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rekishi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mullen tries to land a knee to the head but Rekishi blocks with his arms.
Mullen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rekishi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mullen is keeping busy.
Rekishi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullen misses with a knee to the head.
Mullen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rekishi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mullen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rekishi blocks it with crossed arms.
Mullen tries a knee to the head but Rekishi blocks it.
Mullen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rekishi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rekishi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mullen tries a knee to the head but Rekishi blocks it.
Mullen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mullen tries to land knees in the clinch but Rekishi avoids the damage to the body.
Mullen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rekishi's efforts to push away.
Mullen lands a nice elbow.
Mullen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullen scores a nice knee to the body.
Rekishi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mullen tries a knee to the head but Rekishi blocks it.
Rekishi lands with a left to the head.
Mullen looking to throw knees to the head but Rekishi is blocking nicely.
Mullen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mullen missing with knees to the body.
Mullen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rekishi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mullen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rekishi blocks it with crossed arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rekishi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mullens head.
Mullen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mullen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rekishi blocks it with crossed arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mullen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Mullen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryuta Rekishi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mullen slips a jab and a cross from Rekishi.
Rekishi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rekishi throws a solid leg kick but Mullen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rekishi.
Rekishi looks to land a combination. Mullen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Steve Mullen has been cut.
Rekishi looks to land a body kick but Mullen moved away.
Good work by Mullen as he checks the leg kick.
Mullen throws a head kick that misses.
Mullen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mullen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rekishi is trying to force a seperation but Mullen has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rekishi has a couple of punches blocked by Mullen.
Mullen misses with a knee to the head.
Mullen tries a knee to the head but Rekishi blocks it.
Mullen missing with knees to the body.
Rekishi has a couple of punches blocked by Mullen.
Rekishi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mullen blocks a body shot from Rekishi.
Rekishi misses with the head strike.
Rekishi is trying to stall.
Mullen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mullen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rekishi blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullen tries a knee to the head but Rekishi blocks it.
Rekishi managing to block the knees to the body from Mullen.
Mullen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mullen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rekishi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mullen lands an elbow that stopped Rekishi in his tracks for a moment.
Rekishi is trying to maintain a safe position but Mullen gets an underhook and turns Rekishi into the cage.
Rekishi misses with a body punch.
Rekishi misses with a punch on the inside.
Mullen has Rekishi pressed against the cage, preventing Rekishi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mullen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mullen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rekishi dodges an elbow strike from Mullen.
Rekishi manages to break the clinch.
Mullen misses with a low kick as Rekishi jumps back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullen moves out of range of the leg kick from Rekishi.
Rekishi throws a body kick that misses.
Rekishi looks to land a body kick but Mullen moved away.
Mullen moves out of range of the body kick from Rekishi.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mullen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rekishi looks to land a combination but Mullen avoids it well.
Mullen closes the distance and clinches.
Rekishi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullen tries to land a knee to the head but Rekishi blocks with his arms.
Rekishi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mullen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mullen tries a knee to the head but Rekishi blocks it.
Mullen missing with knees to the body.
Mullen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rekishi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mullen misses with a knee strike.
Mullen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mullen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mullen crunches a lovely knee into Rekishi's ribcage.
Rekishi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mullen is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mullen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rekishi tries to circle away but Mullen has him pinned against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rekishi has had enough of the clinch but Mullen keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Steve Mullen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Rekishi misses with a body kick.
Mullen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
No joy there for Rekishi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rekishi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rekishi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rekishi moves out of range as Mullen throws a body kick.
Rekishi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rekishi throws a combination that misses
and Mullen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Knees to the body from Mullen.
Mullen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rekishi avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mullen lands a knee to the head.
Mullen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rekishi's efforts to push away.
Mullen lands a nice knee to the body.
Mullen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mullen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mullen connects with a knee to the head.
Mullen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mullen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mullen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mullen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Rekishi fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mullen scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Mullen.
Mullen scores with a knee to the head.
Mullen lands a knee to the head.
Mullen missing with knees to the body.
Mullen tries to land a knee to the head but Rekishi blocks with his arms.
Rekishi wants to get back to striking at distance but Mullen won't allow it.
Rekishi blocks the elbow strike.
Rekishi wants to get back to striking at distance but Mullen won't allow it.
Rekishi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rekishi is trying to push Mullen away but Mullen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mullen lands a good knee to the midsection. Rekishi won't want to take too many of those.
Mullen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mullen misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullen lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Mullen.
Mullen looking to throw knees to the head but Rekishi is blocking nicely.
Mullen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mullen tries a knee to the head but Rekishi blocks it.
Rekishi is trying to break the clinch but Mullen is controlling him.
Mullen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mullen tries to land a knee to the head but Rekishi blocks with his arms.
Mullen tries to land a knee to the head but Rekishi blocks with his arms.
Mullen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rekishi's efforts to push away.
Mullen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rekishi blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mullen.
Mullen tries a knee to the head but Rekishi blocks it.
Mullen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rekishi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rekishi tries to break free but Mullen pushes him back against the cage.
Rekishi managing to block the knees to the body from Mullen.
Mullen keeps control of Rekishi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rekishi tries to break free but Mullen pushes him back against the cage.
Mullen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rekishi blocks it with crossed arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rekishi managing to block the knees to the body from Mullen.
Mullen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rekishi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ryuta Rekishi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steve Mullen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mullen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rekishi.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Mullen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mullen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Mullen!
Steve Mullen gave a mention to RMC - Rio Mma Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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